Six candidates, all CPS parents with some experience in education who represent a range of views on the issues, are vying to ...

Martinez opened Friday’s meeting by mentioning his background as a CPS graduate and touting increased graduation rates, ...

What does the candidate think about the job CPS CEO Pedro Martinez is doing and would you keep him or fire him? What would the candidate do to improve educational outcomes for CPS students?

All members resigned amid a dispute with the mayor over how to handle this year’s budget deficit and whether to fire CPS CEO Pedro Martinez. Johnson wanted the school district to keep open the ...

Johnson last week refused to pledge to tell the six to attend, taking some of the drama out of the meeting but clearing the way for Martinez to make his case for solving CPS’ daunting financial ...

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez spoke before councilmembers in an Education Committee hearing to discuss the district's budget. Taylor said the hearing is not about Martinez, but instead about getting ...

His abrupt resignation created further turmoil for the school district that has been rocked for months by questions over Martinez’ future and the CPS budget. Mayor Johnson has said he’ll ...

While Martinez made the case for a slew of new revenue options for both this year and the long term, Council members admonished CPS’ lack of a plan for the end of pandemic relief funding this year.

The new president of the Chicago Board of Education defended his appointment and said it was a “silly question” to ask whether he intended to force out Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez.

That’s called declaring a TIF surplus. CPS gets 52% of that cash. To fill the CPS budget hole, Martinez asked Johnson for $484 million in TIF funds this year, a request that was always unlikely ...

also points out that Martinez and the detective assigned to the case failed to interview Schachter’s co-teacher. She later told a CPS investigator that she had not witnessed Schachter act ...